25 Nov Wed 2009
The money greedful versus the barter mindful.The end of paid- work and the begining of community trading age.
In France they call it " Grain DE Sel" , literally translated into the "Grain of Salt.What is this new movement about?
Well, when the "CHEAUMAGE" or unemployment reached above the 12 % scale level the French took a U turn and called it an alternative to 'MONEY".When money became scarce they did not get scared.They found a refuge in exchange .Barter is the alternative in France now on a smaller local scale.Like in Southern France for example where the bread basket comes from.farmers and local business are having trading parties.From rent to local produce .Bring in what you produce or have for a barter.
Back home...we succumb into our retreats.We shrink and shiver as the cold fronts and blizards scatter and devulge our harvest.We fail to spell the name of our neighbor and call our loved ones once a year on Christmass.Time to open our eyes.For the war on terror and the hunting of weapons of mass DESTRUCTION did really the job well enough to make DISTRACTED or in other words it diverted our attention from the wolves in our backyards that are working havoc on our lives by taking away our :Homes,Savings,Stocks ,cars and you name it.We are spending tax payer money to bail out forieign countries like Egypt,Israel,and Pakistan.Billions of tax payers money are being sent overseas to foreign countries that have lobbies in our midst that influence our politicians .The end result is making us sore and broke.It is time to call for real CHANGE.Corruption ,Bankruptcies ,Fraud, Foreclosures all are rampant and eating up our existance.We are being fed junk and are kept in the dark just like in movies..our best retreat from reality!
Time to take a U turn into sustainable and more real approach to solving the problems of GREED.The money is becoming scarce and we are running scared.Instead let us come together and form local networks and barter.Keep productivity on and do more exchanges.The mentality must change first.
Read the book of Jeremy Rifkin: The End of Work to get a head start.Unemployment level are reaching close by to 12 %.A local "Grain De Sel" be an alternative solution.Creating Jobs is the answer ..when money becomes scare and concentrated in the hands of FEW..the rest of us who WORK the lands for a living need to keep on the pace and barter for a LIVING!
Well said. I agree, we need to reevaluate what we determine to have "value" in the first place. We cannot expect our new leaders to be any different from the status quo. We must establish sustainable economies in our own communities. Goods are not the only things that can be traded either. There a tons of valuable services and knowledge that can be traded as well. We have to say no to this fractional reserve system of money where all of us our in debt to a select few. Keep spreading the seeds of change and we will all grow.